Neal Eardley

Quoted from Davec

We need to make signings soon, every other club are signing players, it'll come to a week before the season starts and we will have something like 12 players.

But if a second wave comes
Football will be delayed
Teams will have players sat earning a good wage, with no income
It might not end well

I would rather have a team in 2 years time playing in League 2, than non-league with Bury AFC

I’d be surprised if we signed more than 1 or 2 players permanently. I’m purely guessing but I think we’re likely to see 3 or 4 players coming in on loan deals till the end of the season. Much less risk financially.

Actually, I think it would be a good idea for the EFL to relax the rules on maximum number of loan players in a match day squad for this coming season. Clubs can then loan players from bigger, more financially stable clubs, save money by paying a small percentage of their wages and not run the risk of having players on full time contracts that they may not be able to afford, whilst making the league competitive.

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

But if a second wave comes
Football will be delayed
Teams will have players sat earning a good wage, with no income
It might not end well

I would rather have a team in 2 years time playing in League 2, than non-league with Bury AFC

Clubs will have thought of that surely. I imagine contracts will be worded appropriately. Can't pay players or anyone else without income.

As regards restarting the government are downbeat even before the autumn and winter weather arrives so I wonder whether we will actually start at all with fans.

When the virus started to recede I was hoping for a relatively normal start but with the Government being cautious I am doubtful.

I can't see many clubs surviving another prolonged delay, and they need fans to survive so it is a rather depressing catch 22 situation.

Quoted from jimgtfc

I’d be surprised if we signed more than 1 or 2 players permanently. I’m purely guessing but I think we’re likely to see 3 or 4 players coming in on loan deals till the end of the season. Much less risk financially.

Actually, I think it would be a good idea for the EFL to relax the rules on maximum number of loan players in a match day squad for this coming season. Clubs can then loan players from bigger, more financially stable clubs, save money by paying a small percentage of their wages and not run the risk of having players on full time contracts that they may not be able to afford, whilst making the league competitive.

Not too sure I agree with this 100%
If too many players are loaned from the ‘big clubs’ wouldn’t this in effect then just be like granting them the b teams that they so desire? Now, am all for a few players being loaned, but I think the current levels are adequate enough.

Supply and demand. Most players won't be able to command the same wages as previously or stay in the same division due to clubs running with smaller squads and promoting more youth players.

Some will retire, some will go part-time but it is a buyers market out there.

I think 5 loans is more than sufficient. If we maximised our loans that would give us a squad of 5, plus the 4 youth graduates so we would only need 3 or 4 permanent signings (assuming our young players aren't loaned out).

Agreed, 5 loans is plenty (as is 2 from any 1 club).

Fair points although I don’t think it would be anywhere near a bridge towards B teams, I was more thinking a temporary, cost saving measure that would really help the smaller clubs out until were in a position to have unlimited capacity crowds and maximised income again.

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But if a second wave comes
Football will be delayed
Teams will have players sat earning a good wage, with no income
It might not end well



   It doesn't even rhyme

Quoted from golfer

[quote=1133]

But if a second wave comes
Football will be delayed
Teams will have players sat earning a good wage, with no income
It might not end well



   It doesn't even rhyme

This thing about a buyers market, yes the best players may cost less but will still go the clubs that pay most,
So we offer player A  (previous Lg 2 contract £1500pw)  £600pw & Mansfield offer £700pw they are likely to sign for Mansfield, so although the players may have to accept less, they will still go to the club that offers most even if it is half what their last contract was.
We will still be somewhere close to where we were last season in the pecking order of signings perhaps with better players but other teams with more money will still have even better players (we may perhaps be in a slightly better position due to Ollie but in the end money talks)
I know I should be more positive but I get a feeling that unless someone puts their hand in their pocket we will still be the poor relations to half the other teams in the league.